A suicide car bombing killed at least eight persons including two U.S. soldiers and injured several others on Friday morning in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.

The explosion, apparently targeting a U.S. military convoy, occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time (GMT 0550) about 100 meters outside the U.S. embassy.

It killed at least eight persons including two U.S. soldiers of coalition forces, and injured several others, a witness said.

A Xinhua journalist saw damaged vehicles on the road catching fire, and fire engines have rushed to site.

Remains of bodies, vehicles' wreckage and broken glass are scattering on the ground, while foreign and Afghan troops as well as Afghan police have condoned off the explosion site.

The site is also about 50 meters south of the monument of Ahmed Shar Massood.

Saturday would be the 5th anniversary of the murder of Massood, who is a national hero widely respected by Afghans due to his unparalleled performance in fighting the Soviet and the Taliban.

The former relatively clam Kabul has witnessed rising violence and bloodshed in the past weeks and tight security measures have been taken.

A suicide attack killed six persons including a British soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and injured seven others on Monday in eastern Kabul.

At least six rockets hit Kabul from unknown locations in several attacks in the past two weeks.

Afghanistan is suffering from a rise of Taliban-linked insurgence this year, during which over 2,100 people have been killed. Among the fatalities are over 100 foreign troops.

Source: Xinhua